5 worst defeats for England in ODIs

#4. 10 Wickets loss to Sri Lanka in World Cup final at Colombo, 2011

Jonathan Trott during his innings against Sri Lanka

England had a bit of a topsy-turvy World Cup back in 2011, when they took part in some memorable games and also suffered embarrassing reverses, yet they managed to make it to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

In the knockout game they came up against eventual finalists Sri Lanka, but instead of giving the Asian giants a tough game, they succumbed to stage fright after choosing to bat first.

On an eminently batsman-friendly wicket, the Englishmen failed to get going and top-scorer Jonathan Trott’s 86 off 115 balls (2 fours) did not put much of a dent as he could not accelerate in the slog overs.

They could make only a paltry 229 and that was a bit of a shame, considering the magnitude of the game.

That being said, they had defended 160 odd against South Africa in the group stages and maybe there was some hope.

However, Sri Lanka’s openers T. Dilshan and Upul Tharanga made a mockery of the English bowling attack, as they both made centuries to overall the total in 39.3.

It was laughably easy for Sri Lanka and deserves a special place in the many shocking defeats that England have suffered over the years.